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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-04-20
LECCIONES
DBL
.SiStema M6trico Decimal
pr 81 7. c. Cmaaddats de I91anasria
. on Rafael 1osado Brincau.

Esta lmportante obra didoctica
declarada de texto para las escue-
lss y de la cual Sc ha ocupado'
con vivo encomio Ia prensa de
esta isla 50 halla de venta en- Ia
Imprerta de BoLETIN MERcANTn
al precio de so centavos el elem.
plar. 2S
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-04-20
NOCIONES DE GEOKBTRIA
POE
D. ERNESTO 0LLERO Y CARMONA

Obra declarada de texto para
las escuelas de esta provincial por
Decreto de 4 de Julio dc 1884.
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q 2 REALEs ejemplar en- ia I'm,
prenta del BoLETM.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-04-20
ARMAS Y eIMEllEZ.
CRUZ 13.

Venden: llantas, alambre, canales
cumbreras, remaches, metal = cobre
en- planchss, bahos y sem cupios de
zinc. 14S
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-04-20

L1NEA de las ANT1LLAS.
Vap. PASAJES, cap. D. G. Perales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-04-20

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
The Boy on the Farm.

Boys raised In the city no doubt en-
10y their surroundings. They have a
great many so-called advantages" and
yet, never since the world began has
the city-bred youth had any advantage
over the boy raised in the country. In
all the professions; in every department
of life, the country boy has a tremend-
Gus advantage. There are many rea-
sons why this should be so, but the
principle reason is that the country boy
acquires and retains an individuality
that is of immense service to him in
after life. He acquires and retains an
independence that is better than any
modern business training. Beyond the
discipline of home he has no master.
He falls into no routine methods He
remains himself. His mind is left to
form itself, regardless of all limitations.
He is taught the value, the honesty, and
the necessity of labor, but he is not
made a slave of, and his condition is
In every respect different from that of
the city boy who is compelled to earn his
own living If the latter is to engage
In business, he begins by selecting
something that society" considers re-
spectacle. He starts as a cash-boy.
-,acomes a clerk, and this, in nine cases
out of ten, is the history of his career.
He is driven and hurried; he is in terror
of losing his place; and If he keeps his
place he loses his individuality, and a
more serious loss no boy can suffer
It is a great pity that the census does
not deal with this important question.
The most successful men in Atlanta are
those who were country bred-men
who have touched that great training
school, the farm, at some point of their
history; and Atlanta is not singular in
this respect. The same may be said of
every town and city in the United
States. Wherever the conspicuously
successful man is to be found, it may be
taken for granted that he is country
bred
Therefore, we advise the country lads
who are fretting and pining to take
heart. Their time viii surely come
They will find their opportunity
atlanta Constitution.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
Chemical Nomenclature.

Persons who undertake to gain
through chemical literature a knowl-
edge of what chemists are doing in and
for the world encounter discouraging
nomenclature which repels them by it's
apparent intricacy and its polysyllabic
character. Their opinion of the ter
anthology of an exact science is not en-
HANGED when they learn that "black-
lead" contains no lead, "cop-
peras" contains no copper, mosaic
gold" no gold. and German silver"
no silver; that "carbolic acid"
is not an acid, coil of vitriol" is
not an oil; that olive oil is salt, but
"rock oil" is neither oil nor salt; that
some sugars are alcohols. and some
kinds of wax are others; that Cream
of tartar" has nothing in common with
cream, milk of lime" with milk, "but-
ter of anthony" with butter, Sugar
of lead" with sugar, nor silver of sui
phur" with the animal organ from
which it was named. Readers of chem
ical writings sometimes fail to appre-
ciate the advantages of styling borax
"dimeta-borax of sodium" or of calling
common alcohol "methyl-carbinol, !"
and they ignore the euphony in such
words as Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures Ga sub
stance begotten and baptized by DIR.
Albert Maasen.-POpul0r Science.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
A Chinese House.

In her new book on China, Miss
Gordon Cumming gives this descrip-
ton of Chinese house of the better
class: 1t covers so much ground, and
there are so many open halls, consist
ing chiefly of pillars and ornamental
roofs, scattered promiscuously about,
among paved courtyards decorated
with flowers in pots; and then there
are walls pierced by oddly shaped por-
tails, formed like octagons, or circles,
or even teapots, and all placed at ir-
regular intervals, never opposite one
another; and then shady morsels of
garden, with all manner of surprises
in the way of little ponds and angular
bridges and quaint trees. Then, some
how, quite unexpectedly, you find
yourself in brightly ornamental suites
of small rooms, which seem to have
been originally one great room, subdi-
vided by partitions of the most elabo-
rate wood carving, and furnished with
beautiful polished blackwood and hang
ings of rich materials.
Such houses are, in fact, the patri-
archal encampment of whole clan, to
which all the sons and brothers of the
house bring their wives, and there take
up their quarters, living together APP
parentIy in very remarkable peace.
We were received by our host and
half dozen gentlemen of the family,
and for some time we sat in fine open
reception hall, drinking pale, straw
colored tea in its simple form, and
playing with nice little son. the hope
of the house. Presently our host (who
is very friendly to foreigners, and from
intercourse with them, is less punctil-
ious than most Cinnamon on the mat
ter of being seen speaking to his
women folk led us aside and presented
us to his most kindly and courteous old
mother, who conducted us to her apart
ments, her son accompanying us. He
then introduced us to his little bride,
aged thirteen. His matrimonial vent
ures have so far been unlucky, two
previous wives having died very early.
This one seems nice, bright little
lady. She was very highly rouged,
as was also her sister-in-law. An
other sister, being indisposed, was not
rouged, nor was the mother, and there
fore pleasanter to our eyes; but the
Canton ladies love to lay on the color
thick. There is no deception about it.
It is good, honest red, laid thick upon
the cheek, and carried right round the
eyebrows. The latter are shaved to
refine their form. They cannot under
stand why English ladies should re-
frain from such an establishment. On
ly when in mourning do they refrain
from its use, and one notable exception
is that of bride who, on her wedding
day, may wear no rouge, so that, when
her red silk is removed and the fringe
of pearls raised, her husband, looking
ON her face for the first time, may
know for certain what shade of beauty
unadorned has fallen to his lot.
But of all eccentricities of personal
decoration, the oldest, / think, is that
of gliding the hair, which, 1 am told,
young Canton girls do on very full
dress occasions. Certainly [ do re-
member a time when some English la
dies powdered their hair with gold
dust; but then they owned golden locks
to start with, whereas these are all
black and glossy as the ravens wing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
The Chinese Legation.

Washington Correspondence New York Tribune
A young Frenchman has declared
hat there is not commonplace man
4 the Chinese legation. They are al
Aiken two things-the fashion oil
their flowing brocades and in their
good breeding. Otherwise each man
has strongly marked individuality.
Mr.. Vow Jiar Shee is regarded as the
musician of the legation. They
"put him on the list" as an attache,
but AR. Vow is the legation physician.
He is q singer, and accompanies Others
on the flute. At fashionable musicale
given recently many of the diplomates
were among the guests. There was a.
professional singer to entertain the
company. But it was whispered that
Vow also sang. He was asked to
sing, and his reply was theprompt and
ready excuse through the interpreter
that he had ga cold" If any proof
were wanting that civilization is max.
ng inroad upon Vow Jiar 6hee, that
sslswer furnished it. But after the
proper amount of urging Mr.. Vow
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
Queer Experience of Russian Explorer,

The first white man that the natives
of Northern New Guinea ever saw was
Russian explorer, named Dr. Maclay,
who went there about seven years ago
The vessel on which he took passage
reached the coast at nightfall, and he
was put into a boat and landed in the
dark. There being no hacks there to
take him to hotel, he camped out on
the sands until morning, where the
natives found him, when they came
down to the beach to wash mp for break
fast.
They had never seen nor even heard
of white man, supposing the black
race to prevail everywhere as it did in
their country, and they were more
puzzled to know what to make out of
him than white man would have been
to know what to make out of them, if
he was engaged in the slave trade. A
learned black, who had picked up a
little mythology, suggested that he
might be a god, who, making mis-
step, had fallen from the sky. The
gods were careless sometimes in tread
ing about on the sky, and were liable to
step through where the lath and plaster
were weak
In order to test the question of HI.
godship they shot arrows very close TO
him, arguing, quite naturally, that ii
he was a god nothing could frightet
him. Some of their arrows wounde>
him, but he was compelled to smile
and appear not to notice it. Then TIL
couldn't see any necessity for god eat
| ing, and they starved him nearly to
death. They finally decided that he
| came from the moon, and that he was
a pretty good fellow anyhow, whether
god or not. He was OF medical
service to them, too, so they treated
him pretty we'll after that. He re-
NAMED with them two years, when he
returned to Russia, and now it is stated
that he will soon leave that countr,
with $50 emigrants to start Russia
colony in New Guinea. Texas SIT :
mas.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
The Nobility and Beauty of Death.

The look of death in the features of
the face is noteworthy bodily fact.
For often it has been remarked that an
unwonted nobility and even grandeur
awakes in countenance when its mo-
tlons have ceased. Lavater has written,
"Of the many dead persons that have
seen I have observed uniformly that
sixteen, eighteen, or twenty-four hours
after death, according to the disease,
they have had more beautiful form,
better defined, more proportionate,
harmonious, homogeneous, more noble,
more exalted than they ever had dur
ing life. Among the dying I have
observed some who were the reverse of
noble or great during life who some
hours after their death, or perhaps
some moments-one was in delirium
have shown an inexpressible emo
bling of the countenance. Everybody
saw the new man-coloring, draw
ing, grace, all was new, all bright
as the morn ng, heavenly; beyond
expression noble and exalted; the
most inattentive must see, the most in
sensible feel, the image of God I saw
1t break forth and shine through the
ruin of corruption; was obliged to turn
aside In silence and adore" IF there
be IN all Gas who can doubt and live)
natural, incorruptible ideal, it is &C.
cording to this that tic features should
be expressive; but this expression is
OVERLAND by our evil will, our passions.
our perversions, which pull the earthly
image in the flesh awry. Now, when
these cease, the form seems to settle
back into it's intended shape, accord
ing to the ideal around which first it
was builded. Hence gain in noble
ness OF expression, and sometimes q
startling change, and even an exalta-
ton, as Lavater has said.
Thus having spoken of death as to
the body, and again as to some
thoughts that attended it, it is worthy
of reflection, before we part with it,
that it has meaning for us touching
the living, namely, that we should be-
have well to them, for soon they must
end and we end, and at the furthest
not late, and mayhap at any instant.
Then, when any die, and we, being left
and standing beside what they have
left, look backward, since we cannot
see forward
The days, to suffering and loving ones,
Seem now for the first time true holy time;
Now glowing memory sees that all the days
OF life were just so holy, just SO rare
80 lnatchless; yet, who thinks of this?
The poet means, who thinks of this
while the flying days pass? Yet we
might see them beautiful, sacred, ten
der, or at least more see them than we
do at the time of them. Whence comes
Joss, as precious days go by ungath-
cred, and sorrow afterward, when we
look down from the death-height on
their vacancies.-J. Y. b., IN Globe
Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
Pet Dogs i'm Paris.

Every dog has his day; for pet dogs
this day is very happy one, at least
in Paris. Every grand lady's dog is
far better known by her friends than
her children, for the latter remain In
the nursery with nurses and govern
esses, drive out and dine alone, are never
seen in the drawing-room, while Nero
and Finette are ever at their fond
mistress side; they have their priv
legged corner O. seat in the reception
rooms; after the mistress, they are the
ones next saluted by callers and guests :
the best tid-bits of a sumptuous table
are given to Gyp or Mopes; in their
best bib and tucker they are driven in
madame's carriage, in which the best
places are reserved for their dogships.
At the present day the aristocracy of
dogs is as we'll defined as the arts
tocracy of their masters, and dog brain
is not SO dull as to be oblivious to the
great distinction made in their favor;
the noted pet dog of Paris knows it's
rank and looks down on plebeian
churls accordingly.
A chic dog has his fashionable tailor,
and he would thing himself degraded
if he did not have his things made at
the renowned dog tailor, Ledouble.
The trousseau of dog varies accord
ing to the race to which he belongs; it
is composed of shirts, vests, coats. ar
tistic collars and the variety of orna-
ments to be put Oh them, bracelets,
leashes, and flower boutonneires.
Their livery corresponds with that of
the house. Their articles of toilet COM
prise a whole collection of combs,
brushes, scissors, and shears; some
whose paws are delicate have rubber
boots. The wife of Gen. Turr had
hood made for Niniche, a Havana puppy,
whose ears are 80 delicate that it makes
the thing nervous to have rain-drops
fall on them when caught in a storm.
These dogs have their special pro-
fessional men, such as bathers, hair
dressers. shearers, and doctors, who
daily comes to attend to their wants. I
really think it necessary for an English
philologist to coin a name for such fine
animals; [ feel as if / were insulting
them to call them dogs. The poodle
is of the kind which demands the most
care. The Marquise Belhguf, Duke
de Morny's sister, has a passion for
poodles. Not finding shearer to suit
her in France, she induced an artist,
specialist in the shearing business, to
leave Spain, his native country, to at
tend to her many poodles. To be
specially adored, the dog must be gil
gantic or liliputiar, it does not matter
so much as TO it's kind; however, the
favorite ones are the Danish, the black
and white poodles, the griffon. and the
terrier; the bulldog has been taken
into favor since the Princesses of Or
leans have adopted him.-Letter from
P0s;c
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
A Word to Mothers.

The mother who brings her girl child
up with no practical knowledge of the
art Of correct housekeeping, no habits
OF industry, no sense of the duty she
owes to the world at large, and which
she can safely pay to it through her
little world at home, is committing q
deliberate sin against the usefulness,
the peace, the happiness, and often the
very virtue of her child.
And yet, how many daughters are
being brought up in that way all over
the country? They have no duty ex-
cept to themselves. They have no
mission except to marry. Beyond that?
Well, beyond that they do not care to
look. Having no dowry, they must
needs marry poor men and become a
burden. They can give nothing but
their personal charms to tighten.
These, alas !! soon fade, and with no
safe, steadfast anchor which only habits
OF industry exercised for the result (the
reward that well-directed industry al
ways brings can afford to man or
woman in temptation, or that can keep
them from drifting out to the turbulent
waters of vicious habits, they become
driftwood with no direction of purpose,
or wantons whose only purpose-idle-
ness and selfish indulgence-hu
them on to destruction.
And yet it IS passing strange that the
mother, who alone is responsible for
this result, both by her actions and pre-
cepts, by what she says and does, and
what she leaves unsaid and undone,
does not see the error of her ways, if
not IN the failure of her own life, then
in the discomfort and ruin that is sown
broadcast in society all about her.
Does she fondly imagine that curses
which wreck others daughters will be
harmless upon hers? Does she believe
there shall be an open exception in her
case to the memorable laws of cause and
effect? Does she imagine all the seeds
OF idleness she is sowing in the life of
her daughter will not terminate speedily
and ripen to fearful harvest?
Very often she is only careless, I'M
observant, unphilosophical. She lives
day at time. Brought up with no
high sense of duty herself, she has al
lowed duty to drive her with merci-
less goad The days swim away with
her, as she is kept in a continual strug-
gle to keep pace with events. She has
no chart of life. She is always behind
with her work-does nothing that is not
imperatiyely necessary to be done, and
her daughter is too old to learn before
she realizes the necessity of teaching
her.
1t is well said the mother holds the
destiny of the race in her hand. If she
will only realize her mission In all it's
high and holy possibilities during this
generation, the millennium will dawn
on the next. No matter how the boys
grow up if only the girls are stanch and
true, have mission and know it and
love it for itself and it's results, the
world is safe, and missionaries can have
long holiday.-P Pittsburgh Sunday
Traveller.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
EXPECTATION OF GOLD.
The yellow sinners" sent Across the
Ocean in Kegs.
From the Boston Com. Bulletin.


Ocean in Kegs.
From the Boston Com. Bulletin
Each keg contains S50, 600 la clear
gold. It is from the Bank OF America,
at New York, that most of the gold
. shipped from that city. The foreign
steamships sailing from this city now
carry little or no gold, although the
reverse was the case years ago. The
shipments of gold are not generally
on the banks account. At g. first
glance persons might well suppose
that when the demand arises for gold
to send abroad the shipper would
only have to send In his order for his
hundreds of thousands to the SUBJ
treasury, where millions of specie are
on deposit. But there are sufficient
reasons why this plan will not work.
The sub-treas1ry can pay out its coin
only to creditors of the Government.
With the bank of America the assocl-
ated banks keep on deposit
constantly an enormous sum OF
sold, sometimes amounting to $40,-
100000. To the members OF the
bank association the Bank of America
issues its own certificates against these
deposits redeemable on demand. So,
when there is occasion for making
q gold shipment, the coin is prepared
for that purpose In the rear office OF
that bank; here it is bagged and
keyed and made ready for shipment.
Kegs in which gold is packed-specie
kegs, as they are called-are made OF
extra hard wood They must have an
extra iron hoop. Specie is not thrown
loosely into keg. nor, upon the other
hand, is it carefully wrapped in tissue
paper and piled up one coin upon an
other. The keg serves only as II pro-
lection for canvas bags, into which
the gold is placed in the ordin-
airy hit and miss fashion of pennies in
mans pocket. Into each bag go
$4,000, and ten bags fill a keg. In the
interests of security each keg is treated
to what is technically known among
the shippers as the red tapping process.
At each end of the keg, in the project
ing rim Of the slaves above the head,
are bored four holes at equid
istant intervals. A piece of red
tape is run through these holes, cross
ing on the head of the keg, and the
ends finally meet in the centre. At
Che point of meeting the tape is sealed
to the kegs head by wax bearing the
stamp of the shipper. Gold crosses
the ocean very much as does every
other kind OF freight, without a1y
special looking after. The average
rate of insurance is about $4,000 on
shipment of 81, 100000 There are
shippers who do not insure. Having
to ship 100000, they give it in
equal parts to half a dozen different
vessels. It is a strict rule with some
firms never TO trust more than $780,
900 at time on any one ship. A
certain party furnishes all the kegs for
gold and packs them. The man who
does this is q monopolist in his way.
Shippers of large amounts always
lose q few dollars by abrasion, but
not exceeding sixteen ounces on q
million dollar shipment. The only
protection to be found against abra.
sion lies in the shipment of gold in
bars instead of coin. Gold bars are
not readily obtained.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
They Converse.

Jim-Hullo, Bob, heard the news
Tom and Nedhave had a row. Regu-
lar scorcher, too. You ought to hear
them tell about it.
Bob-You don't say SO! Had a row.
eh? In other words, they do not speak
as they pass by.
Jim-Speakl Speak, you sayl You
just bet your boots they dol They be-
gin hammering at each other the min
ute they meet, and then it's give and
take as long as they're in hailing dis
lance. Speak Well, I should ejacu-
late SOmerviLLe Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16
GOD BLESS MOTHER.
BY GEORGE COOPER.

A little child with f1axen hair,
And sunlit eyes, so sweet and fair,
Who kneels, when twilight darkens all,
And from whose loving lips there fall
The accents OF this simple prayer:
"God bless God bless my motherI"
A youth upon Lifes threshold wide
Who leaves gentle mother side,
Yet keeps, enshrined within his breast,
Her words of warning,-still the BEST
And whispers, when temptation-tried,-
"God bless God bless my mother p
A white haired man who gazes back
Along life's weary, ftlrrowed track,
And sees one face,-an Angels now =
Hears words of light that led Alright,
And prays, with reverential brow:
''God bless God bless my mother !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16

words lost there" turned back, pro-
oosed, was accepted, and was married
the next week, and q more happy
couple the conlngal bonds nevec
united. The nuptial i,,m . never wanad
ltsray was stt ady and lar to the last.
Ye VINO paGdic off and on for seven
years, and are perhaps capsized
at last, take a lesson of the Judge.
That sup to the knee and nlnepence'
is worth all the rose letters and
melancholy rhymes ever penned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16

HOTEL Waiter Ito little girN-Will
you order your breakfast, please?
Little girls mamma-Some oatmeal,
| think, waiter. Little -Mamma,
the waiter spoke to me. A French
chop, please, with tomato sauce,
English bacon, Lyonaise potatoes,
buchwheat cakes and coffee, and let
the coffee be strong and hot. Little
girls mamma with a sigh)-You may
bring pe the same.-N. Y. Sun.